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Because children have weak immune systems unlike adults. So since there were no antibiotics, children would die faster then adults.
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What Alexander Fleming invent?
He discovered penicillin. Or more commonly known, antibiotics which helps us to heal infections.
Before he was first to win he discovered this?
Could you be more specific? - Who was "he" and what did he win?
What did Alexander Fleming invent?
He discovered penicillin. Or more commonly known, antibiotics which helps us to heal infections.
Did Cook have his children before he discovered Australia?
Firstly, Cook did not discover Australia. See the related question.Secondly, James and Elizabeth Cook had three of their children before Cook set sail in 1768, and one more was born in 1768. The two later ones were conceived during his time at home in between his voyages.
What types of infectious diseases do antibiotics cure?
Antibiotics only work against bacterial infections. They do not work for Viral infections. If you stop taking your antibiotics before the prescription is over, there are serious consequences such as, •Current antibiotics no longer work •Longer lasting illness •More doctor visits or extended hospital stays •May need more expensive drugs and toxic medications •Possibility of death
Why should't doctores over prescribe antibiotics?
Because the organisms that the antibiotics kill (to make you better) evolve resistance to the antibiotics when they are exposed to them. This means that the more the exposure (prescribing) the faster resistance develops. Antibiotics should therefore ONLY be used when really needed and taken EXACTLY as they are meant to. Stopping a dose of antibiotics before a full course of treatment is worse than over prescribing.
Do working parents spend more time with their children then before?
Some working parents may spend more time with their children than they did before they worked, but some parents may have less time for their children.
Are bacterial infections more susceptible to drugs than viruses?
Do you mean antibiotics, which only work on bacteria, or do you mean antiviral drugs, which only work on viruses. Not really, as bacteria are becoming very resistant to all antibiotics and some are becoming untreatable. Viruses mutate so rapidly that drugs become useless in time and more need be discovered.
Importance of antibiotics?
This is a section from a research project of mine: Why do we need it and is it necessary to society? Antibiotics have been called 'miracle drugs' for a reason. Before antibiotics were discovered it was the 'dark age' of medicine. For thousands of years doctors used many types of plants, fungi and lichen to try heal infections without knowing how it worked. Medicine was more of an experimental practice. Soup and patient isolation were the key factors when trying to treat an infection. As soon as antibiotics were discovered medicine, industry and farming were revolutionised. Antibiotics have really changed the way that medicine is practised. The past several generations of patients and doctors have relied on them heavily. Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern times. Antibiotics have been the cure to many diseases (by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria) such as bacterial meningitis, neurosyphilis, endocarditis, burn wounds, skin infections, respiratory and urinary tract infections, pneumonia, anthrax, STDs, Lyme disease, bronchitis, diarrhoeal diseases, abdominal infections, severe acne, gastrointestinal tract infections, blood poisoning, TB, ear infections - the list goes on. Antibiotics have played a major role in the pharmaceutical industry. Before WW2, the pharmaceutical industry was a small enterprise in the chemical industry. After antibiotics (such as penicillin) were first discovered, the pharmaceutical industry began to grow rapidly into the huge businesses we see today. Companies such as Squibb, Merck, Lederle, and Eli Lilly owe their success to the discovery of antibiotics. In the livestock industry, antibiotics are used abundantly. There are three main uses of antibiotics in livestock production. Antibiotics can be used as a therapeutic (managing and curing clinical diseases), as a growth promoter (small antibiotic additives to feed can cause animals to grow faster) and as a prophylactic (preventing disease). In agricultural industry the uses of antibiotics are much the same except that it does not help growth. Therefore antibiotics are necessary to society - used properly or not. The commercial importance of antibiotics is not only for treating infections in humans but also for food production and keeping animals and plants disease-free. This is a section from a research project of mine: Why do we need it and is it necessary to society?Antibiotics have been called 'miracle drugs' for a reason. Before antibiotics were discovered it was the 'dark age' of medicine. For thousands of years doctors used many types of plants, fungi and lichen to try heal infections without knowing how it worked. Medicine was more of an experimental practice. Soup and patient isolation were the key factors when trying to treat an infection. As soon as antibiotics were discovered medicine, industry and farming were revolutionised. Antibiotics have really changed the way that medicine is practised. The past several generations of patients and doctors have relied on them heavily. Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern times. Antibiotics have been the cure to many diseases (by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria) such as bacterial meningitis, neurosyphilis, endocarditis, burn wounds, skin infections, respiratory and urinary tract infections, pneumonia, anthrax, STDs, Lyme disease, bronchitis, diarrhoeal diseases, abdominal infectio This is a section from a research project of mine: Why do we need it and is it necessary to society? Antibiotics have been called 'miracle drugs' for a reason. Before antibiotics were discovered it was the 'dark age' of medicine. For thousands of years doctors used many types of plants, fungi and lichen to try heal infections without knowing how it worked. Medicine was more of an experimental practice. Soup and patient isolation were the key factors when trying to treat an infection. As soon as antibiotics were discovered medicine, industry and farming were revolutionised. Antibiotics have really changed the way that medicine is practised. The past several generations of patients and doctors have relied on them heavily. Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern times. Antibiotics have been the cure to many diseases (by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria) such as bacterial meningitis, neurosyphilis, endocarditis, burn wounds, skin infections, respiratory and urinary tract infections, pneumonia, anthrax, STDs, Lyme disease, bronchitis, diarrhoeal diseases, abdominal infections, severe acne, gastrointestinal tract infections, blood poisoning, TB, ear infections - the list goes on. Antibiotics have played a major role in the pharmaceutical industry. Before WW2, the pharmaceutical industry was a small enterprise in the chemical industry. After antibiotics (such as penicillin) were first discovered, the pharmaceutical industry began to grow rapidly into the huge businesses we see today. Companies such as Squibb, Merck, Lederle, and Eli Lilly owe their success to the discovery of antibiotics. In the livestock industry, antibiotics are used abundantly. There are three main uses of antibiotics in livestock production. Antibiotics can be used as a therapeutic (managing and curing clinical diseases), as a growth promoter (small antibiotic additives to feed can cause animals to grow faster) and as a prophylactic (preventing disease). In agricultural industry the uses of antibiotics are much the same except that it does not help growth. Therefore antibiotics are necessary to society - used properly or not. The commercial importance of antibiotics is not only for treating infections in humans but also for food production and keeping animals and plants disease-free. This is a section from a research project of mine: Why do we need it and is it necessary to society?Antibiotics have been called 'miracle drugs' for a reason. Before antibiotics were discovered it was the 'dark age' of medicine. For thousands of years doctors used many types of plants, fungi and lichen to try heal infections without knowing how it worked. Medicine was more of an experimental practice. Soup and patient isolation were the key factors when trying to treat an infection. As soon as antibiotics were discovered medicine, industry and farming were revolutionised. Antibiotics have really changed the way that medicine is practised. The past several generations of patients and doctors have relied on them heavily. Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern times. Antibiotics have been the cure to many diseases (by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria) such as bacterial meningitis, neurosyphilis, endocarditis, burn wounds, skin infections, respiratory and urinary tract infections, pneumonia, anthrax, STDs, Lyme disease, bronchitis, diarrhoeal diseases, abdominal infections, severe acne, gastrointestinal tract infections, blood poisoning, TB, ear infections - the list goes on. Antibiotics have played a major role in the pharmaceutical industry. Before WW2, the pharmaceutical industry was a small enterprise in the chemical industry. After antibiotics (such as penicillin) were first discovered, the pharmaceutical industry began to grow rapidly into the huge businesses we see today. Companies such as Squibb, Merck, Lederle, and Eli Lilly owe their success to the discovery of antibiotics. In the livestock industry, antibiotics are used abundantly. There are three main uses of antibiotics in livestock production. Antibiotics can be used as a therapeutic (managing and curing clinical diseases), as a growth promoter (small antibiotic additives to feed can cause animals to grow faster) and as a prophylactic (preventing disease). In agricultural industry the uses of antibiotics are much the same except that it does not help growth. Therefore antibiotics are necessary to society - used properly or not. The commercial importance of antibiotics is not only for treating infections in humans but also for food production and keeping animals and plants disease-free.
How long for antibiotic eye drops to work in a cat?
Depends on the situation. Usually the owner is given 7 days' worth of antibiotics. If the cat has flu or conjunctivitis, the antibiotics will usually clear things up before 7 days. If the antibiotics are for something more severe it may take longer for the medication to work.
What would happen to humanity if antibiotics were not invented?
it would be more difficult to live without antibiotics (I think)
Who discovered the cure for MRSA and when?
The late bacteriologist, Professor Patricia Jevons discovered MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in the United Kingdom in 1961.---MRSA has been around for years and years. I have been a nurse for more than 25 years and it was known about then. What it means is Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Which means it is resistant to penicillin type antibiotics. There are other types of antibiotics that will work.MRSa was discovered in the 60's and is apart of the Staphylcoccal Family. MRSA is best defined to being resistant against many antibiotics, including methicillin. This MRSA would then be treated with Vancomycin or Trimethaprimsulfate, however there have been found to be resistant strains to these.
